The UK, France, and Germany will join in suspending the shipment of small packages to the United States.

Jin10 data reported on August 25, that postal services in multiple countries, including the UK, France, and Germany, announced a halt to shipping small packages to the US until the trade loophole known as the micro-tariff is resolved. This new import tariff, effective this Friday (29th), still leaves postal services confused across various regions. According to the new regulations, personal gifts valued under $100 remain tax-exempt, but all other packages will face tariffs equivalent to standard import goods from their country of origin. The industry criticizes the policy change for its lack of clear procedures. In fact, postal agencies, including those in Belgium, Denmark, and New Zealand, have already suspended shipments to the US, and postal agencies in Germany, France, the UK, and India have also announced they will follow suit in the coming days.